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backroom ['bækru:m](research, work) secret(ète)►► backroom boys (gen) ceux qui restent dans l'ombre ou dans les coulisses; (researchers) chercheurs mpl qui travaillent dans l'anonymat -
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > backroom of a shop
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A n chambre f du fond.B backroom modif [window, ceiling] de la chambre du fond ; the back room boys ou staff les experts qui travaillent dans les coulisses. -
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boy [bɔɪ]1 noun(a) (male child) garçon m, enfant m;∎ a little boy un petit garçon, un garçonnet;∎ when I was a boy quand j'étais petit ou jeune;∎ be a good boy! sois sage!;∎ you bad boy! vilain!;∎ an Italian boy un petit ou jeune Italien;∎ sit down, my boy assieds-toi, mon petit ou mon grand;∎ I've known them since they were boys je les connais depuis leur enfance ou depuis qu'ils sont petits;∎ boys will be boys les hommes et les garçons sont comme ça et on ne les changera pas;∎ figurative he's just a boy when it comes to women ce n'est encore qu'un gamin quand il s'agit des femmes;∎ he's a mother's boy c'est le petit garçon à sa maman∎ the Smiths' boy le petit Smith∎ that's my boy! je te reconnais bien là!;∎ my dear boy mon cher ami;∎ British how are you, old boy? ça va mon vieux?∎ he likes to think he's one of the boys il aime à croire qu'il fait partie de la bande;∎ a local boy un gars du coin;∎ come on, boys! allons-y les gars!;∎ a nice old boy un vieux monsieur sympathique;∎ a night out with the boys une virée entre copains;∎ familiar the boys in blue les flics mpl;∎ the backroom boys ceux qui restent dans les coulisses;∎ familiar he threatened to send the boys round il a menacé d'envoyer ses gars;∎ familiar the big boys (important men) les grosses légumes fpl;∎ figurative to play with the big boys jouer dans la cour des grands(f) (native servant) boy m, = terme injurieux désignant un servant indigène(h) (used to address dog, horse etc) mon beau;∎ down, boy! couché, mon beau!∎ (oh) boy! dis donc!►► boy band boys band m;Boys' Brigade = organisation protestante de scoutisme pour garçons;Boy's Own = magazine d'aventures du début du siècle, dont le nom évoque toute action digne d'un héros d'aventure;boy wonder petit génie m
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backroom — back‧room [ˈbækrʊm, ruːm] adjective [only before a noun] backroom staff/boys people whose work is important but who do not get much attention and are not well known * * * backroom UK US /ˌbækˈruːm/ US /ˈbækˌruːm/ adjective [before noun] ► done… … Financial and business terms
backroom — [bak′ro͞om′; ] for adj. [ bak′ro͞om΄] n. a place outside the purview of the public where political or business deals are brokered: also back room adj. designating or of an activity carried on in or as in a backroom; behind the scenes: also back… … Universalium
backroom — [bak′ro͞om′; ] for adj. [ bak′ro͞om΄] n. a place outside the purview of the public where political or business deals are brokered: also back room adj. designating or of an activity carried on in or as in a backroom; behind the scenes: also back… … English World dictionary
backroom — ackroom n. 1. the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
backroom — index cache (hiding place) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
backroom — noun the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations • Hypernyms: ↑facility, ↑installation * * * backˈroom adjective (of people) doing important work behind the scenes, esp in secret • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
backroom — adjective Date: 1940 made or operating in an inconspicuous way ; behind the scenes < backroom deals > < a backroom politician > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Backroom — Une backroom, ou salle arrière, appelée aussi darkroom, est une salle présente dans certains bars gays, où les consommateurs peuvent se rencontrer dans la pénombre ou l obscurité pour des relations sexuelles sans pour autant se déshabiller.… … Wikipédia en Français
backroom — back|room [ bæk,rum ] adjective only before noun used for describing work that is important but is done in a private or secret way, or the people who do this work: backroom political deals the backroom staff … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
backroom — UK [ˈbækˌruːm] / US [ˈbækˌrum] adjective [only before noun] used for describing work that is important but is done in a private or secret way, or the people who do this work backroom political deals the backroom staff … English dictionary
backroom — 1. noun A room near the rear of a premises, especially one only accessible to a privileged few and that can be used as an inconspicuous meeting place 2. adjective a) Of, relating to, or happening in a backroom … Wiktionary
